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COMPER CLA-7 SWIFT
COMPER CLA-7 SWIFT
Designed by Flight Lieutenant Nicholas Comper, the founder of the Comper Aircraft Co Ltd, the CLA7 Swift was a tiny but very efficient single-seat sporting aircraft of wooden construction, fabric covered (except for the plywood rear decking), and powered by a 26-kw (35-hp) ABC Scorpion radial engine.
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CORBEN BABY ACE D
CORBEN BABY ACE D
The Baby Ace was designed in the early 1930s by O J Corben as a single-seat sporting aircraft which could be fitted with a variety of engines. Early aircraft were fitted with the 37-kw (50-hp) Salmson AD9, the Continental A40, or the 34-kw (45-hp) Szlesky.
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COMPOSITE ENGINEERING STINGRAY
COMPOSITE ENGINEERING STINGRAY
The Stingray was an early foray into the construction of ultra-light aircraft in Australia, being placed into production by Composite Engineering Pty Ltd at Camden, NSW. Fitted with a tricycle undercarriage, it was built to +6 -4 G and had max cross-wind component of 37 km/h (23 mph). Fuel consumption
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CORBEN SUPER ACE
CORBEN SUPER ACE
The Super Ace was one of a number of light aircraft designed for sporting pilots in the United States by Orland G Corben. His first design, the Ace, was first marketed in 1923 and this was followed in later years by the Junior Ace, the Cabin Ace and the Super
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COMPOSITE HELICOPTERS KC-518 ADVENTURER
COMPOSITE HELICOPTERS KC-518 ADVENTURER
The KC-518 is a five / six seat utility helicopter aimed at the amateur-built market. It is available as a kit light helicopter of advanced design featuring fibre and Kevlar composite construction.
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CORBY CJ-1 STARLET
CORBY CJ-1 STARLET
Mr John Corby, a Sydney based consultant aero engineer, designed the Starlet for an English competition conducted by Rollason Aircraft Ltd in 1964.
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CONCEPT AIR
CONCEPT AIR
This Company was based in Townsville, Qld and, in addition to producing its own designed aircraft, has been involved in the sale of ultra-light aircraft. One example is a strut-braced two-seat high-wing monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage which is fitted with a Subaru EA-81 engine with a direct drive, electric
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CONROY SPARROW
CONROY SPARROW
The Conroy Sparrow XC is an Australian designed single or two-seat light aircraft supplied in kit form to be completed in the amateur built or experimental categories. Designed by Christopher Conroy, it is one of a series of designs made available in recent years by Conroy Aircraft Components of Oxenford,
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COCKATOO ISLAND LJW.6 CODOCK
COCKATOO ISLAND LJW.6 CODOCK
During 1933 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith was making preparations to make a barnstorming tour of New Zealand with his Fokker F.VII/3m VH-USU Southern Cross and a new aircraft which had been designed to his specifications by Wing Command L J Wackett.
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CONTINENTAL COPTERS EL TOMCAT
CONTINENTAL COPTERS EL TOMCAT
In 1959 Continental Copters Inc of Fort Worth, Texas obtained a number of Bell 47G-2 helicopters and proceeded to convert them to operate as single-seat agricultural aircraft and the conversion became known as the El Tomcat, produced over a number of years in some numbers for agricultural work.
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COLOMBAN MC-15 CRI CRI
COLOMBAN MC-15 CRI CRI
The prototype of the Cri Cri series, known as the MC-10, was flown for the first time on 19 July 1973 powered by two 136-cc Rowena 6507J single-cylinder two-stroke engines, and was claimed to be the “smallest twin-engine aeroplane flying” and “the only aircraft able to lift a useful load
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CONVAIR CV-240
CONVAIR CV-240
The prototype of the Convair series of commercial airliners, the Model 110 (NX90653) was flown for the first time on 8 July 1946 at San Diego, being aimed at the market after World War II for the replacement of the DC-3.
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CIRRUS SR-20
CIRRUS SR-20
The Cirrus SR-20 was developed by the Cirrus Design Corporation in Minnesota and is a all-composite design with a fixed undercarriage seating four with a 149-kw (200-hp) Teledyne Continental IO-360 engine and is manufactured at the company’s facility at Grand forks, North Dakota.
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CHRISLEA CH-3 SUPER ACE
CHRISLEA CH-3 SUPER ACE
Designed by R C Christophorides, the CH-3 and CH-4 series of light sporting aircraft was initially developed at Heston, UK, by the Chrislea Aircraft Co Ltd. The series was a development of the Chrislea LC-1 Airguard (G-AFIN) produced prior to World War II.
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CIRRUS SR-22
CIRRUS SR-22
Following the success of the SR-20 series, Cirrus developed the larger and more powerful SR-22 series, the first of which was shown at the United States Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association meeting in Florida in 2000.
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CHRISLEA CH-4 SKYJEEP
CHRISLEA CH-4 SKYJEEP
Chrislea commenced construction of its CH-3 Ace (G-AKFD), designed by R C Christophorides, at Heston in 1946, this initially being a high-wing cabin monoplane with a single fin and rudder and a tricycle undercarriage, having an unusual control system with a single wheel on a universal joint replacing the conventional
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CLANCY SKYBABY
CLANCY SKYBABY
The Skybaby is a single-seat parasol wing homebuilt aircraft which was designed by the Clancy Brothers (William, Jack and Alan) at Rosebery in Sydney.
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CHRISTEN EAGLE
CHRISTEN EAGLE
The Eagle is a high-performance biplane produced in kit form by Christen Industries Inc of Afton in Wyoming, USA. Designed for advanced aerobatic training and comfortable cross-country flying, it is also able to meet the requirements of competition standard aerobatics, having a maximum roll rate of 204 degrees per second,
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CLASS BUSHCADDY
CLASS BUSHCADDY
The Cadi, as it was initially known, was a light aircraft designed in about 1994 in Canada by Jean Eudes Polvin. In 1998 a company, Canadian Light Aircraft Sales & Service (CLASS) was formed in Quebec and obtained manufacturing rights to the aircraft, the name being changed to BushCaddy.
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CHRISTEN HUSKY
CHRISTEN HUSKY
The Husky is a development of the Piper Super Cub produced by Aviat Inc of Wyoming, USA. Designed to FAR 23 standards, and certified in 1987, it is powered by a 134-kw (180-hp) Lycoming engine driving a constant speed propeller, this giving superior performance to that previously available with the
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CLASSIC AVIATION CUBFLYER CA-18
CLASSIC AVIATION CUBFLYER CA-18
The CubFlyer was designed by Malcolm Savill of Classic Aviation Designs in Hamilton, NZ. The idea was to have students at the Otamatea High School build an aircraft and in 2002 work commenced on the construction of a Light Miniature Aircraft LM-5X-W and this aircraft was completed on 9 April
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CIERVA C.19
CIERVA C.19
Don Juan de le Cierva, the Spanish inventor of the first practical rotating wing, worked for many years on the development of autogyros his work only ceasing with his tragic death in an air crash in 1936.
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CLASSIC WACO CLASSIC YMF SUPER
CLASSIC WACO CLASSIC YMF SUPER
Due to the interest in 1930’s vintage aircraft, and the lack of an adequate supply of survivors, a replica of the 1930s era Waco YMF biplane has been developed and built by the Classic Aircraft Corp at Battle Creek, Lansing, Michigan.
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CIERVA C.30
CIERVA C.30
Following upon the success of the C.19 series, development continued. In 1932 the Pitcairn Autogyro Company in the USA developed a satisfactory method of starting the rotor with a clutch and engine-drive mechanism, and this system was incorporated in the C-19 Mk IV.
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CLOUD DANCER JENNY
CLOUD DANCER JENNY
The Jenny is a two-thirds scale (67%) replica of the Curtiss JN4D Jenny of the 1920s and is a single-seat ultra light of biplane configuration. Although the design appears to have a second cockpit, this is non functional. The airframe is gusset riveted aluminium tubing with dacron covering.
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CIRCA REPRODUCTIONS NIEUPORT 11
CIRCA REPRODUCTIONS NIEUPORT 11
Circa Reproductions in Canada is a company which produces plans to build 87-percent scale World War I aircraft, the aircraft design being produced by Graham Lee of Lamont, Alberta. Leading Edge Air Foils, based at Peyton in Colorado for a time provided construction kits for the designs.
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CLUTTON FRED
CLUTTON FRED
The Fred was designed by Eric Clutton in the United Kingdom as a single-seat light parasol-wing aircraft for amateur construction. The name “Fred” stands for “flying runabout, experimental design”.
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CIRCA REPRODUCTIONS SIEMENS SCHUCKERT D.1b
CIRCA REPRODUCTIONS SIEMENS SCHUCKERT D.1b
Circa Reproductions in Canada is a company which produces plans to build 87-percent scale World War I aircraft, the aircraft design being produced by Graham Lee of Lamont, Alberta.
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CO-Z DEVELOPMENTS COZY
CO-Z DEVELOPMENTS COZY
The Cozy was designed by Nathan Puffer in 1980 as a two-seat side-by-side development of the Rutan Long Ez, the first flight of the type taking place on 19 July 1982.
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CIRRUS AUSTRALIS
CIRRUS AUSTRALIS
On 24 February 2015 Cirrus Aircraft launched a variant of the SR22 specifically tailored to Australian conditions. Called the Australis the first example of the aircraft (N318KK) flew into Australia in mid-February 2015 and was placed on display at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon.
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CIRRUS SF-50 VISION JET
CIRRUS SF-50 VISION JET
This is one of a number of very-light private jet aircraft offered on the world market and is a seven-seat composite design with a single Williams FJ33-4 turbofan mounted above the cabin and exhausting between the V-shaped tail.
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CHRIS TENA MINI COUPE
CHRIS TENA MINI COUPE
Design of the Mini Coupe commenced in 1968, the first flight of the prototype taking place in September 1971. In June the following year it received its US FAA Certification in the Experimental Category and the designers in Hillsboro, Oregon subsequently began the sale of kits of components and materials,
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CESSNA C-165 AIRMASTER
CESSNA C-165 AIRMASTER
The Cessna C165 was a development of the earlier Models C-37 and C-38 produced by the Cessna Aircraft Co at its Wichita, Kansas facility shortly before the commencement of World War I. It was the culmination of the development of the Super Scarab powered series, and was a stylish, clean,
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CESSNA 441 CONQUEST
CESSNA 441 CONQUEST
The first turboprop business aircraft added to the Cessna range, the Conquest was designed as an intermediate-sized aircraft between the company’s piston-engine twins and the turbofan-power Citation series. The prototype flew for the first time on 26 August 1975, and the first production machine was delivered on 24 September 1977.
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CESSNA CC-1
CESSNA CC-1
In 1911 Clyde Cessna, a skilled automotive engineer, journeyed to New York where he bought an engineless Bleriot monoplane from the Queens Airplane Company (New York) licensee for the Bleriot company. Into this he installed a 45-kw (60-hp) four cylinder liquid-cooled Elbridge engine in his home state of Oklahoma, but
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CESSNA 500 CITATION
CESSNA 500 CITATION
On 7 October 1968 Cessna unveiled a full-scale mock-up of a new eight-seat pressurised executive jet aircraft, known as the Fanjet 500 to delegates at that years National business Aircraft Association convention at Houston, Texas. The aircraft was designed to operated from most airfields used by light and medium twin-engined
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CESSNA CUTLASS RG
CESSNA CUTLASS RG
The Cutlass RG was introduced to the Cessna range in late 1979 (although described as a new model for 1980) as a variant of the Model 172 Skyhawk with a retractable undercarriage, in order to compete with the very successful Piper Cherokee Arrow, a variant of the Cherokee with a
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CESSNA 525 CITATIONJET
CESSNA 525 CITATIONJET
The Cessna 525 CitationJet was announced at the National Business Jet Association convention in 1989 as the company’s replacement for the Cessna 500 Citation and Citation I series and the first flight of the prototype (N525CJ) was made on 29 April 1991, the second prototype flying on 20 November that
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CESSNA HAWK XP
CESSNA HAWK XP
The Hawk XP was designed and developed to meet customer demand for a more powerful version of the Model 172 Skyhawk. Introduced into the Cessna range during 1977, the Hawk XP offered a higher performance with considerably more power, but still remained moderately priced on the market.
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CESSNA 560 CITATION
CESSNA 560 CITATION
The Cessna 560 Citation series was introduced to the Cessna range at the BBAA convention in New Orleans in 1987, theprototype Citation V (N560CC) flying in August that year. The largest of the straight wing members of the Citation series, it has been produced in three models, the Citation
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